The 2025 proposed hunt would issue approximately 187 permits, each permit allowing the taking of one bear. That is a ...

Florida's Amendment 2 seemed like a mysterious movement to many environmental groups that said fishing and hunting rights ...

State wildlife officials are drafting a detailed plan for a bear hunt — the first in a decade — over three weeks in December, ...

For the first time in a decade, the the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working up a proposal for a ...

It is essential that DEEP and our elected officials at all levels step up their game, by abandoning the stale and futile ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is proposing a three-week bear hunt in December to address the growing bear population. The proposed hunt would allow for the harvest of 187 ...

While rare in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties, black bears are no strangers to the Treasure Coast. The FWC Publicly Reported Bear Sightings database shows one reported sighting in Florida ...

The FWC is still receiving public comments, and their online database is dominated by citizens against the bear hunt.

Florida wildlife officials are considering a proposal to allow bear hunting for the first time in nearly a decade. The ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) proposes a limited black bear hunt in 31 counties to manage the growing bear population. The proposed hunt would issue 187 permits ...